Kootenai County's Land Use Code sets no boundary-fence cost-sharing or 'good-neighbor' rule; those are civil matters under Idaho law. The county only regulates height, materials, corner-lot visibility, and setbacks for taller fences.
The Kootenai County LUDC does not contain a shared-fence or division-fence statute assigning cost or maintenance between adjoining owners. Because fences under eight feet are exempt from setbacks (8.4.1106.C.1), a boundary fence may sit on the line, but ownership, cost-sharing and access disputes are private civil matters resolved under Idaho common law, not the county code. The county does regulate: corner-lot visibility (8.4.1403 requires a clear 50-foot sight triangle between 2'6" and 10' high) and prohibited fence materials (8.4.605.C). For any encroachment or boundary dispute, a survey and civil action, not a county ordinance, is the remedy.
No county neighbor-fence penalty exists; visibility and material violations fall under LUDC 8.8.603 (misdemeanor, civil penalties up to $1,000/day).
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